Trent Alexander-Arnold's star is on the rise at the moment, especially in the wake of the teenage full-back's superb freekick goal against Hoffenheim earlier in the week.

Ex-Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher heralded his young successor's efforts directly after the match, sharing on social media what he thought was a photo of the pair together back in 2009, when Alexander-Arnold was a mere 10-year-old slip of a lad.

The usual displays of tribalism and back-and-forth were set aside over the weekend as fans of 70 clubs from the Premier League and Football League called on local retailers and their clubs to ban The Sun newspaper.

At Sunday's annualFootball Supporters Federation summit, a motion calling for the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper to removed from salein shops, supermarkets and other places of business up and down the country was passed unanimously.

Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert sayshe came "very close" to signing for Aston Villa on transfer-deadline day, only to pull out at the last minute as he refused to throw in the towel on his Reds career.

Since joining boyhood club Liverpool from Southampton last summer for £4m, the England international has struggled to make an impact, making only 10 starts in all competitions, scoring just three times.

Liverpool's home shirt for the 2015/16 season is going to generate a lot of discussion, if the new leaked photo below is accurate.

For the 2015/16 season onwards, Liverpool will be wearing New Balance shirts instead of Warrior, according to the Liverpool Echo newspaper. Warrior is a subsidiary of New Balance, and the paper reports that New Balance has a better brand recognition in Asia than Warrior.

Liverpool's home shirt for the 2015/16 season is going to generate a lot of discussion, if the new leaked photo below is accurate.

For the 2015/16 season onwards, Liverpool will be wearing New Balance shirts instead of Warrior, according to the Liverpool Echo newspaper. Warrior is a subsidiary of New Balance, and the paper reports that New Balance has a better brand recognition in Asia than Warrior.

Other than that mid-2000s wobble when he briefly flirted with joining Chelsea only to be sent death threatsfrom his adoring public, Steven Gerrard has stuck by Liverpool through thick and thin his entire career to date having first joined the club at the age of eight.

"APOLOGISE" read the headline on the back page of the Liverpool Echo, as the newspaper demanded that Mario Balotelli says sorry to the Liverpool supporters after swapping shirts with Pepe at half time against Real Madrid.

It's a sensationalist claim, and taking a quick glance at the back page of the paper, you probably wouldn't have immediately noted the score from the game, such is the focus on the antics of the £16 million man.

You may remember that we brought you a leaked snapshot (above) yesterday, but today Liverpool have released the full set of architects' renderings of the club's proposed redevelopment of their Anfield stadium.

With the focus on Liverpool's plan for a new, three-tier, £100million Main Stand, several more images have been released as the club prepare tosubmit planning application for the project that will see Anfield and an accompanying plaza expanded into the area surrounding the stadium.

Luis Suarez has no doubt he can achieve his dream of playing Champions League football with Liverpool next season, but the olds on favorite to win Player of the Year in the Premier League does not sound convinced that Brendan Rodgers side can win the title.

Suarez like most of us watched the Champions League matches between Bayern and Arsenal and Man City v Barcelona and told the Liverpool Echo:

"I watched the games on TV this week and when you hear that Champions League music that's motivation in itself.

Liverpool are in talks with FC Basel with a view to signing their forward Mohamed Salah, according to reports. The Liverpool Echo claims that the Reds are keen to sign the Egypt international this month, but says reports that a Â£7m fee has been agreed are incorrect. Although initial talks have been held between the [.

Earlier today, Liverpool striker Iago Aspas tweeted to confirm that he was feeling low having been told that the unfortunate ruptured rectum he'd suffered in training was going to keep him out for the next five or so weeks...

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has recruited some familiar faces to help with the club's youth teams as Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman join the backroom staff at Anfield. Rob Jones will also join the team who has been given the role of coaching the U21 and U18 sides at the Liverpool Academy in Kirkby.

Luis Suarez will help Liverpool to compete for "good things" this season, according to team-mate Lucas Leiva. The Uruguayan scored two goals on his return to Premier League action against Sunderland yesterday, and Lucas thinks that having him back in the team will put the Reds in contention for trophies.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is keen to be reunited with Gylfi Sugurdsson and is ready to make a formal approach for the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder in January. Rodgers brought Sigurdsson back to the Premier League when he signed the midfielder on a short term loan for Swansea City and was again interested in signing him when he became the Liverpool manager in the summer of 2012.

Liverpool defender is ready to fight for his place in the first team after making a first Anfield appearance, albeit for the under 21's. The 20-year-old was a transfer deadline day arrival from Sporting Lisbon as The Reds shelled out Â£7 million the land the Portuguese youngster, who is also eligible for England.

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has backed new signings Mamadou Sakho and Victor Moses to succeed at the club. Both Moses, who joined on loan from Chelsea, and Sakho, who is now Liverpool's most expensive defender, impressed with their performances in the 2-2 draw away at Swansea on Monday night.

Already one of the close-season's most tedious transfer yarns, the immediate projected career trajectory of one Romelu Lukaku only promises to get more and more cortex-numbing as the summer drags on.

He might stay at Everton, he might end up back at Chelsea, he might stray off into parts unknown, but it's the fact that Lukaku and his agent refuse to commit either way that has begun to chafe with the Goodison faithful.

Despite rumours of an unnamed Premier League team lodging a bid of Â£42million for Benzema, recent reports (Liverpool Echo, The Express and Daily Star) suggest that Real Madrid are planning a fresh bid for Liverpool striker Luis SuÃ¡rez in January and the deal may include Karim Benzema along with Â£20million.